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Our kidsRobert D. Putnam

Our kids

2015386 pages
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"A groundbreaking examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. It's the American dream: get a good education, work hard, buy a house, and achieve prosperity and success. This is the America we believe in--a nation of opportunity, constrained only by ability and effort. But during the last twenty-five years we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. Americans have always believed in equality of opportunity, the idea that all kids, regardless of their family background, should…

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4 editions
  • Other · English · 2016
    9789869211345
  • Other · English · 2016
    Our kids : the American Dream in crisis
    Simon & Schuster Paperbacks · 401 pages · 9781476769905
  • Other · English · 2015
    Simon & Schuster, Limited · 9781476769912
  • Other · English · 2015
    Our kids : the American Dream in crisis
    Simon & Schuster · 386 pages · 9781476769899
EqualitySocial mobilitySocial classesAmerican DreamEconomic conditionsSocial conditionsHISTORY / United States / 21st CenturyNew York Times bestseller